Improvement in fences



LEVI MOORE.

Improvement in Fences.

No. 114,178, i PatentedApri|25,187\.

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LEVI MOORE, OF BARABOO, VVISOONSIN.

IMPROVEMENT IN FENOES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 114,178, dated April25, 1871.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, LEVI MOORE, of Baraboo, in the county of Sauk, andin the State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Fence 5 and do hereby declare that the following is afull, clear,

and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawing, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, making a partof this specification.

The nature of my invention consists in the construction andarrangementof a felice, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my inventionappertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe itsconstruction and operation, referring` to the annexed drawing, in which-Figure l is a perspective view of my fence. Fig. 2 shows a moditicationof the same, and

3 is a bottom view of the top rail.

A represents the top rail, which may be either square, as shown in Fig.1, or round, as shown in Fig. 2, according` to the kind of lumber mostconvenient from which to make the same. rIhese top rails are joinedtogether by means of a tenon, a, formed upon one end, to be inserted ina hole made'for thatV purpose in the end of the adjoining rail. A stripof tarred canvas may then be placed over this ljoint, in order toprevent water from entering into the same. On the under side of the toprails, A, are made holes for the insertion of the stakes B B, which aremade square, as shown, but inserted so as to present the corner or angleon both sides of the felice; in other words, they are placeddiamond-shaped, as shown in Fig. 3. Placed in', this manner they willpresent a sharp edge to the animals approachin g, which will deter themfrom attempting to tear or pull the fence down. These stakes areinserted perpendicular] y for a suitable depth into the ground, and thefence is braced by means of posts C C, set at any angle desired into theground, their :upper ends being inserted in holes made for that purposein the under sides of the top rails, A.

It Will be noticed that the stakes B B and braces O O are joined to thetop rails on thc under sides of said top rails, which effectuallyprevents any water from coming into said joints and rotting the Wood.

For further security from animals, the top rails may be provided withbarbs I) b, as shown in Fig. 1.

I-Iaving thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

A fence composed of the top rails, A A, stakes B B, and braces C O, withor without the barbs b b, all constructed and arranged substantially asherein set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand andseal this 22d day of November, 1870.

LEVI MOORE. lL. s l

' Witnesses:

C. L. EVERT, JOHN BALEY.

